Open by Default
AGPL-3.0 isn't just a license choice.
It's a commitment to the idea that software ecosystems are healthier when code is shared, auditable, and improvable by the community.
Three pillars of open by default
Being open source isn't about a badge on the homepage. It's a daily set of choices about how we work with our users and how we respect their freedoms.
AGPL-3.0 License
A strong copyleft license that guarantees source availability for everyone who uses the software — including network users. It's the license we believe best protects users' freedoms.
Public Codebase
Every commit, every bug, every feature branch lives in public on GitHub. Read the source before you sign up. Audit the network calls. Understand how the sausage is made.
Community Contributions
Bug reports, feature requests, documentation fixes, and pull requests all welcome. TestPlanIt gets better because of the people who use it, not just the people paid to build it.
Why AGPL-3.0?
We picked the strongest copyleft license we could
because we want the freedoms to stick.
What AGPL-3.0 guarantees
How we practice it daily
TestPlanIt vs. proprietary tools
The difference between "open source" and "proprietary" affects more than just source availability.
| Capability | Proprietary Tools | TestPlanIt |
|---|---|---|
| Source code | Proprietary, closed | Public, AGPL-3.0 |
| License | Vendor EULA | AGPL-3.0 — copyleft, strong |
| Forking | Not possible | Allowed and encouraged |
| Bug tracker | Private support tickets | Public GitHub issues |
| Contributions | Vendor-only | Pull requests from anyone |
| Documentation | Closed, proprietary | Open, versioned in git |
Why it matters
Open source isn't just a checkbox on our about page.
It's how we believe software should be built and shared.
Healthier Ecosystems
Open source communities produce better tools, share knowledge freely, and outlast the companies that originally built them. That's the kind of foundation we want.
Fork-Friendly
If we ever disappear, stop maintaining the project, or make decisions you disagree with, you can fork it. That's not a bug — it's the safety net every user deserves.
Global Collaboration
A QA engineer in São Paulo can fix a bug that affects teams in Berlin. An educator in Seoul can build a feature that helps students in Lagos. Open source makes this default.
Read the source before you sign up
The best thing about open source is that you don't have to trust us. You can verify every claim, inspect every line, and even fork the whole project if you want.